Christian Courtemanche

Christian Courtemanche (M.Ed) is the District K4 Math and K8 Science Instructional Coach in Chittenden East Supervisory Union. He has been in elementary and middle school education for over 10 years as both a classroom teacher and a curriculum specialist. As a elementary school teacher, Christian was recognized for his integration of music into curriculum and instruction. He was honored with the Praxis II Recognition of Excellence for being in the top 15% of all-time participants in the Elementary Ed: Content Knowledge exam. He teaches a graduate-level course through CVEDC on models for differentiation in mathematics as well as facilitates math and science committees, workshops, and professional development opportunities in rolling out and unpacking of CCSS-M and NGSS for districts and teams.

Courageous Conversation Training starts Fall 2019

Math for Struggling Learners

Math for Struggling Learners This year, the course will be co-taught by Megan Grube and Erin Oliver. It runs June 24-27 at CVEDC and includes mathematical explorations, techniques for investigating student thinking, ways to build learner independence, and approaches for making instructional decisions to implement interventions.The emphasis is to first gain a deep understanding of how a struggling student understands key concepts, and then to build an intervention to address her thinking.

Using a Literacy Workshop Model – One Day Workshop

The workshop model of instruction provides a comprehensive structure that best supports learning according to the findings of cognitive science. The workshop model is an inclusionary approach, using a framework in which teachers can share focus lessons as well as provide guided, targeted instruction for small groups of students while other students build skills through purposeful, independent practice.